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New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, October 22, 1959
Fischer Subdues Benko In Tourney
U.S. Champion Scores in 39 Moves in Belgrade Chess —Tal, Keres Adjourn
Bobby Fischer, the chess champion of the United States, last night tightened his hold on sixth place in the challengers' tournament in Belgrade with a victory over Paul Benko from New York.
Fischer previously had drawn against Benko in the third round, won in the tenth and drawn again in the seventeenth.
Benko, conducting the black pieces, resorted to the negative Caro-Kann defense. He was outsmarted by Fischer in the middle game, d a time limit placed him under additional disadvantage. The loss of a rook caused him to resign after thirty-nine moves.
The two leaders, Mikhail Tal and Paul Keres of the Soviet squad, clashed for the fourth time, but adjourned a queen's gambit declined after forty moves. Keres, who held a 2-1 edge on his rival, adopted the Tarrasch variation that yielded him an isolated pawn.
However, fine piece play on the part of Keres compensated him and he succeeded in capturing a pawn, with a king side attack.
A game between Vassily Smyslov and Tigran Petrosian, both of the Soviet Union, was contested for twenty-three moves in a king's Indian defense.
